Not Great For Equal Opportunities - Commercial Manager Birds Eye Employee Review

1.0
15 July 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A flexible working environment, fair amount of training for individuals that want to learn. If you are at a very senior level and you are well versed in corporate speak you will probably do well with minimal work, knowledge or actual delivery of targets. Directors seem to say the right things, such as encouraging people to challenge the status quo etc. which is motivating to hear (unfortunately it failed to trickle to anyone below director level)

Cons

I witnessed middle management positions given to individuals that knew the hiring manager, these roles were not advertised or considered as promotions to anyone else. Those given these positions did not appear to have interviewed for their roles. When I joined I had multiple interview stages, along with a presentation and received my position based on that. I noticed that others did not have to go through this same process. I am certain it has a negative impact on anyone from any form of diverse background progressing. For an organisation that seemed to try hard at a macro level, to improve on these practices, the actual decisions and action were the opposite. This appeared to be a company that wanted to be better but did not have the team in place able to deliver. A finance driven company that values reporting and box ticking much higher than fresh entrepreneurial talent, with minimal autonomy for sales people. A lack of passion and open debate, allowing people to make robust decisions in an exciting environment, led to boredom. Aspiring talent would likely get lost in this organisation and even made to feel incompetent. I witnessed some great people move onto bigger and better positions externally, it was a fantastic business to learn the value of making sure you recruit the right people as managers. Directors are far removed from the day to day, I expect they have no idea what is going on.

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5.0
28 Dec 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company management and coworkers

Cons

Overtime but it’s optional so not bad

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